Routes : North America : United States : Arkansas : Buffalo National River : Horseshoe Canyon Ranch : The North Forty : Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy - 5.6 popular

Average Rating : 3.74 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 32
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (68)

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First Ascent:

Tom Hancock '02

Type of Climb:

Rock (Sport)

Safety Rating:

Pitches:

Protection:

8 Bolts

Length (ft):

Consensus Ratings
Difficulty	5.6
Safety Rating	G
Exposure
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Scenery
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Description:

Start on gray slabby rock and move into orange and black rock with huge chickenheads.

Descent Options:

Rappel down.

Submitted by: reprieve on 2007-03-31
Views: 1643
Route ID: 29405

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Difficulty	5.6
Safety Rating	G
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Onsight ascent by: JInman on 2011-05-18 (View Climbing Log)

Sweet Climb

Nice easy climb to start beginners on.

Added: 2013-03-18

Ratings
Difficulty	5.6
Safety Rating	G
Exposure
Rock Quality
Scenery
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Onsight ascent by: trailsnales on 2012-11-03 (View Climbing Log)

Candy

Climbed this to take some pictures from the anchors at sunset, great view.

Added: 2012-11-16

Ratings
Difficulty	5.6
Safety Rating	G
Exposure
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Scenery
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Onsight ascent by: BenWlson on 2012-05-26 (View Climbing Log)

Night climb with headlamp

Excellent way to try night climbing with headlamps. Tricky start, but it's like climbing a ladder after that.

Added: 2012-06-22

Ratings
Difficulty	5.6
Safety Rating	G
Exposure
Rock Quality
Scenery
Fun Factor

Top Rope ascent by: d2reid on 2012-04-06 (View Climbing Log)

Not Cotton Candy, move about 4 right

Once again we are not able to properly name the route we climbed. We were looking for cotton candy, but wound up somewhere else. There were 4 nice routes near a crack about 4 climbs right of cotton candy. Left was about a 5.10. 3 groups climbed this. Middle was a dirty crack noboby was climbing. Then the route we climbed twice, had some bolts and top rope anchors. We failed to make it to the top on our own, some nice young lads lead it for us and once a top rope was set we both climbed it. Amazing what a little security will do. The route was noteworth because all of us had a tough time with the first 10 feet.

Added: 2012-04-18